Snow remover



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Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

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Appucatiqn'nied February iafiaasfseriai ircjlvszef To all whom t mayconcer/LP Be it known that l, CLARINGTON W. CAT-f nRsoN, a citizen ofthe United Statesre`sid ing at Endicott, inthe county of Broome andState of New York, have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsinpsnow Removers, of which the following i"s` a-'spec-,

in ladvance thereof, more 'particularly to a? motor driven vehicle, andhas forone'o'f its' objects to improve the Construction andin-lcreasethe efficiency and utility of devices of this character. f

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention- Figure 1 is afront elevation of the improved device.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan View.

Figure l is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3. y

Figure 5 is a detail in section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

The improved device includes a relative-v ly short cylindrical shellformed with an annular rim or side 10 and a closed rear member 11, andopen at the front. The shell is held from rotation by any suitablemeans, for instance, by frame members indicated at 12.

Extending through the shell is a shaft 13 with a bearing 14 attached at15 to the shell and through which the shaft rotates, the shaft having astop collar 16 to limit the movement of the shell in one direction onthe shaft.

Bearing within the open front of the shell is a closure member 17. Theclosure 17 is attached at 19 to the shaft 13 and rotates therewith andis provided with radially directed openings 20. Attached to the front 17of the shell adjacent each of the openings 20 is an inclined cuttingblade 21, operative to sever and pick up the snow and ice and feed itinto the shell as the closure is rotated. r

Attached at 22 to the inner face of the closure 17 y are flights orconveyorblades 23',`

preferably set tangentiallyto theshaft and intermediate they openings20, as illustrated in Figure-'1.

The

y. vflights .or conveyor blades 23 are shown disposed midway ofthejopenings`20, y

but theylmayy be arranged nearer to or fartherifrmtheopenings, asrequired. n

Formed through `the' side'portion l() of the shell is an opening'24 forthe eXit of the snowcr ice 'thrown-off, bythe flights 23, and formed `on,thefshell at'the inner side of, the openingl is a semi-circular guardlor guide 25,'tol'p1ie'vent the material thrown out byv the flights'frompassing vinwardly against the running gear of they vehicle to which thevdevice is attached.

If required', a tubular extension 26 may be 'y arranged over the-opening 24 and -within the guard 25 and operative to convey the severedmaterial to any required distance away from the device and the vehicleto which it is attached.

The improved device is designed to be attached in any suitable manner tothe front of a vehicle, for instance a motor driven vehicle, fand theshaft coupled in any suitable manner to the motor, for rotating thesame, the motor and its .attachments not being shown, as they form nopart of the present invention.

As the vehicle is moved forwardly and ythe shaft 13 and the closure 17andv its attached cutter elements 21 and flights 23 is rapidly rotated,the cutter elements displace the snow and ice and throw them through theopenings 20 into the interior of the shell and into the paths of therapidly moving flights 23 whereby they are thrown by centrifugal forcethrough the opening 24.

The flights 23 being disposed at right angles to the cutter elements 21,leaves ample space for the reception of the severed material to beldeposited within the paths of the flights land carried around therebyand thrown continuously through the opening 24.' The improved devicewill effectually remove the snow and ice from the path of the advancingvehicle.

The improved device is constructed wholly of metal, and may be of anyrequired size or capacity.

For the purpose of illustration, two of the 23 are shown, but thisnumber may be increased, if required.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the' specification, but it will be understood thatmodifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made inthe construction Without dep-arting from the principle of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described-my invention, what I claim as new is:

l. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a cylindrical shellheld from rotation and provided with a lateral outlet, a shaft extendingthrough said shell, a closure for the open side of the shell and coupledto rotate with said shaft, said closure having radially directedopenings, a cutting element attached to said closure externally thereofand at one side of each of the radial openings therein, and a pluralityof blades attached to said closure internally thereof extending radiallyof the shell.

2. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a cylindrical shellheld from rotation and provided with a lateral outlet,

an outwardly opening guard member ex* tending from the inner side of theoutlet, a shaft extending through said shell, a closure for the openside of the shell and coupled to rotate with said shaft, said closurehaving radially directed openings, a cutting element attached to saidclosure externally; thereof and at one side of each of the radialopenings therein, and a plurality of blades attached to said closureiililternally thereof extending radially of the s ell.

3. An apparatus of the 'class described, comprising a cylindrical shellopen at one side and held from rotation and provided with Y a lateralopening, a closure for the open side of the shell and provided with aplurality of radially directed openings, a cutter element attached tothe outer face of said closure adjacent each of the openings thereof, aplurality of flight elements attached to the inner face of said closureintermediate the radial openings, and means for rotating said closure.

In testimony whereof, I aIiX my signature hereto.

CLARINGTON IV. CATERSON.

